Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-16
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCOGGIN.


The Maine Central railroad has been max
ling extensive Improvements on their build
|ings at Leeds Junction, this fall An entirel,
new plank platform has been put in and
new and commodious freight office built
The old passenger depot has been completed,
|remodelled and an addition of twenty tiv,
feet put on.
A large vault with steel doors has beer
built in the office of the Androscoggin Mills
Lewiston. for the better protection of tn,
|valuables of the company.
CUMBERLAND.
George Place, employed at the Portland
Stove Foundry, Portland, by the breaking o.
b handle of ladle filled with melted iron
received the contents in his shoe. The hesf
Twas burned from his heel and his toes were
matted together.
Yarmouth will be furnished with sixteel
candle power incandescent light at three cent.
per light each night. Three hundreds light,
bare subscribed for.
HANCOCK.
Lumbermen are now waiting for snow tt
commence their numbering operations. THE
granite workers at Hancock have had pro
|ftable season. but are now closing operation,
flor the year.--The Grand Bank fishing bust
mess has been success in this part of the
State, this season. Freight business is no
VERY brisk on the railroad just now. --Ther,
bids fair to be considerable cottage building
done in the spring.
kENNEBEc.
Capt James Bailey of Pittston, who is in
his 92d year, was a drummer boy in the wal
of 1872 The past summer there were foul
generations in his house at one time, himself
son. grandson and great grandson, all named
james Bailey
H. NJ. Bean, the champion shp-builder of
the Penobscot Bay, closes the business OF
lss7 with the launch of the Mount Hope, =
next Thursday at Camden, whose keel was
laid Sept 30th. She lie four-masted. centre
board schooner, twin sister to the Poca-
hontas, launched from the same yard Nov
I5th.) She was built for Capt. J. G. Crow
lev, of Taunton, Mass, who will command
her. When launched she will be all ready
for sea. Her tonnage is $50 tons.
LINCOLN.
One of Waldoboro's young men, aged "a
years, was lately united in marriage with al
Friendship lady aged 81 years.
OXFORD.
Lucy F. McKeen, of Norway, was arrested
on complaint of Fred II. Holmes. on the
charge of assault and battery on Jesse Me
Keen, boy of tender years, whom it is al
legged she has cruelty treated for several
'ears. The child was not her own but one!
she had taken to bring mp. She waived ex-
in the municipal court, Tuesday !
md the case was taken to the Supreme court
10 be held at Paris in February next.-PartiesI
from Paris Hill were in town, Tuesday. I'd
see the officers of the Electric Light Com
pany with view to having the streets and
buildings of the county seat illuminated With
l.. Libby and others having
petitioned the Board of County Commission
Frs to extend Pearl street to the depot. theI
seiecsmen having failed TO take action, hear
ing was had At Whitmarsh's Hotel, and it was|
decided to lay out the way ~ asked for in the]
petition.
The Paris Manufacturing Company are
having slack time, and are turning Oh the
Extra help.
PENoBscoT.
The Katahdin Iron Works are turning outl
! larger amount of iron at present than everss
before and large orders are being received
rom western firms. They are manafactur-
ny from 20 to % tons q day, with an average
output of 20 tons, which il nearly double the